Bonita Springs, a welcoming beach community in Southwest Florida between Fort Myers and Naples, is home to the Conservancy of Southwest Florida Nature Center. Fishing and outdoor activities are popular in Bonita Springs, as are the sparkling beaches.
Bonita Springs also harbors Lovers Key State Park, a place so named because it once was an island so remote only lovers went to the trouble to seek its privacy. Today, you don’t need a boat to get to the beach. It’s easy to reach, but still not as well known as many other state parks. The 2.5-mile beach is lined with natural vegetation and is perfect for beachcombing and birding.
For some off-leash excitement there’s the rightly named Dog Beach Park. It’s one of Florida’s only no-leash beaches and a big hit for both locals and visitors. The secluded shoreline and shallow waters make Dog Beach Park one of our best pet-friendly beaches, and when you get the chance, there are even more spots to explore.
10 Things you’ll love
1. The People – It’s a great small town city and people are friendly. People start looking familiar quickly and it doesn’t take long to make friends. In fact, we have a guide for making friends after you relocate to Bonita Springs.
2. The Climate – Mother nature dishes up sunshine almost daily. Our weather during the winter is the big draw. People arrive from all over the world to both vacation and winter-over. It’s one of the reasons we’ve been recognized as one of the best places to retire.
3. The Nature – Bonita Springs is the ‘Gateway to the Gulf’. We have many tributaries and rivers running through Bonita Springs that lead to the Gulf of Mexico. Naturalists and outdoorsmen from all over the country come here to boat, paddle, fish, hike and birdwatch.
4. Accessibility – We have a great international airport RSW that is only about twenty to thirty minutes from Bonita Springs. Many people find ease flying in and out while doing their homework and preparation in relocating to Bonita Springs.
5. Bonita Beach – We have miles of white sand beaches to walk. Plus, a variety of inland gated communities such as Bonita Bay, Pelican Landing, The Brook and West Bay Club purchased space on the beach for the residents to have access to the Gulf of Mexico. That means you don’t have to spend millions to be able to ‘own a piece of the beach’.
Boating Lovers! With a range of salt, brackish and freshwater not easily discovered elsewhere, Southwest Florida touts a boatload of options for boating lovers. Offshore cruising and fishing, beachfront landings, back-bay, and river cruising, sightseeing charters and just about any other marine fun you can think of is in the boater’s backyard. And, with a subtropical climate that affords year-round opportunities and a wide range of scenery, Southwest Florida truly is a boater’s paradise unlike any other.
Golfers Paradise! There are 16 Bonita Springs Golf Communities. Whether you are an experienced golfer or just took up the game, there is a golf course for you in our area. In fact, there are likely to be multiple communities in Naples, Bonita Springs or Estero that will fit your lifestyle and skill level.
6. Infrastructure – We are a new area. Nearly every highway and utility is new. We have great streets, biking and walking sidewalks, streetlights, water and sewer infrastructure.
7. Housing – Because we are so new of an area both Bonita Springs and Estero have tons of new housing. New housing means the newest building codes and homes and condos that need fewer updates and remodels than in historic cities.
8. Medical – Because we are so new the medical campuses are going up everywhere. Right at the Bonita Springs/Estero line there are all sorts of medical parks, clinics and hospitals that are brand new. In addition the NCH Health System and Lee Memorial Health Systems are only minutes away in Naples and Fort Myers.
9. Tax Benefits – It’s no secret that our taxes are favorable. Our property taxes are low plus we have no state income tax.
10. New Schools and Colleges – This massive growth has also produced the need for schools of all types from primary through college. Most notably our area has ease of access to FGCU in Fort Myers and Bonita Springs has the newest high school in Lee County Florida. The state of the art Bonita Springs High School is located on Imperial Parkway.
